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No Is Raining alarm and LastRainTip not updating
Posted: Wed 20 Jul 2022 4:50 pm
by rogerthn
We did get some rain on the 17th of July, 1,3mm but no alarm.
I do have Is Raining trigger: Use station rainfall for 'Is Raining' trigger selected.
On Alarm Setting "Is Raining" has Enabled, Notify, Email and Latches (1 hr).
Checking a bit more (grep -R LastRainTip CumulusMX/*) I do e.g. get
CumulusMX/web/websitedata.json:"LastRainTip":"8 July",
CumulusMX/web/websitedata.json:"LastRainTipISO":"2022-07-08 06:05"
From mysql Dayfile
SELECT LogDate, MaxRainRate, TotRainFall, HighHourRain, THighHourRain FROM Dayfile WHERE LogDate LIKE '2022-07%';
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+------------+-------------+-------------+--------------+---------------+
| LogDate | MaxRainRate | TotRainFall | HighHourRain | THighHourRain |
+------------+-------------+-------------+--------------+---------------+
| 2022-07-01 | 18.0 | 13.9 | 6.2 | 03:02 |
| 2022-07-02 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10:00 |
| 2022-07-03 | 12.6 | 11.2 | 5.9 | 05:11 |
| 2022-07-04 | 8.4 | 6.1 | 2.2 | 09:21 |
| 2022-07-05 | 12.0 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 13:55 |
| 2022-07-06 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 07:14 |
| 2022-07-07 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 06:06 |
| 2022-07-08 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10:00 |
| 2022-07-09 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10:00 |
| 2022-07-10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10:00 |
| 2022-07-11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10:00 |
| 2022-07-12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10:00 |
| 2022-07-13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10:00 |
| 2022-07-14 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 23:57 |
| 2022-07-15 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 05:21 |
| 2022-07-16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10:00 |
| 2022-07-17 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 09:32 |
| 2022-07-18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10:00 |
| 2022-07-19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10:00 |
+------------+-------------+-------------+--------------+---------------+
No rain rate on the 17th?
Re: No Is Raining alarm and LastRainTip not updating
Posted: Wed 20 Jul 2022 5:40 pm
by mcrossley
I just tested it by poking a screwdriver into my old Fine Offset transmitters rain socket, it registered 3.3 mm or rain, and the Is Raining alarm also triggered. So it does seem to work.
But re-reading your message, are you expecting the alarm to trigger for rain events in the past? It will only trigger when the event occurs.
Re: No Is Raining alarm and LastRainTip not updating
Posted: Wed 20 Jul 2022 6:04 pm
by rogerthn
mcrossley wrote: ↑Wed 20 Jul 2022 5:40 pm
But re-reading your message, are you expecting the alarm to trigger for rain events in the past? It will only trigger when the event occurs.
No, I do not expect rain alarm for rain events in the past.
I'm not 100% sure but I do think that I did enabled the Is Raining Alarm prior to 2022-07-18 09:32, rollover 9am/10am.
Last rainfall 2022-07-08 06:05 also makes me puzzled.
We'll see, we might have some rain on Friday.
Re: No Is Raining alarm and LastRainTip not updating
Posted: Wed 20 Jul 2022 6:40 pm
by rogerthn
There was some ??? around that time
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2022-07-18 09:30:06.834 Error closing TCP port: Cannot access a disposed object.
2022-07-18 09:30:10.328 GetLiveData: Invalid response
2022-07-18 09:30:14.434 GetLiveData: Error - Value cannot be null.
2022-07-18 09:30:18.499 GetLiveData: Error - Value cannot be null.
2022-07-18 09:30:22.564 GetLiveData: Error - Value cannot be null.
2022-07-18 09:30:26.650 GetLiveData: Error - Value cannot be null.
2022-07-18 09:30:30.675 GetLiveData: Error - Value cannot be null.
2022-07-18 09:30:34.699 GetLiveData: Error - Value cannot be null.
2022-07-18 09:30:36.834 Error reconnecting Ecowitt Gateway: Cannot access a disposed object.
2022-07-18 09:30:38.700 GetLiveData: Invalid response
2022-07-18 09:30:42.700 GetLiveData: Invalid response
2022-07-18 09:30:46.701 GetLiveData: Invalid response
2022-07-18 09:30:50.701 GetLiveData: Invalid response
2022-07-18 09:30:54.702 GetLiveData: Invalid response
2022-07-18 09:30:58.702 GetLiveData: Invalid response
2022-07-18 09:31:02.703 GetLiveData: Invalid response
2022-07-18 09:31:06.703 GetLiveData: Invalid response
2022-07-18 09:31:06.834 Error closing TCP port: Cannot access a disposed object.
2022-07-18 09:31:10.704 GetLiveData: Invalid response
I've now connected my GW1000 to a more "dedicated" AP and so far, not a single Error or Invalid in MX-diag.
We do need some rain for more than one reason
Re: No Is Raining alarm and LastRainTip not updating
Posted: Wed 20 Jul 2022 6:52 pm
by freddie
Isn't the alarm triggered by a non-zero rain rate? Your max rain rate for the 17th was zero. So I wouldn't think the alarm would have been triggered.
Re: No Is Raining alarm and LastRainTip not updating
Posted: Wed 20 Jul 2022 7:06 pm
by rogerthn
freddie wrote: ↑Wed 20 Jul 2022 6:52 pm
Isn't the alarm triggered by a non-zero rain rate? Your max rain rate for the 17th was zero. So I wouldn't think the alarm would have been triggered.
But there is 1.3 mm in mysql Dayfile and in MX-diag I do have
2022-07-18 08:50:00.403 Writing today.ini, LastUpdateTime = 18/07/2022 08:50:00 raindaystart = 329.3 rain counter = 329.3
2022-07-18 09:35:00.215 Writing today.ini, LastUpdateTime = 18/07/2022 09:35:00 raindaystart = 329.3 rain counter = 330.6
There are no Writing today.ini between 08:50 and 09:35, after that I do have one every 5th minute.
Let's blame the WiFi
Re: No Is Raining alarm and LastRainTip not updating
Posted: Wed 20 Jul 2022 7:38 pm
by mcrossley
freddie wrote: ↑Wed 20 Jul 2022 6:52 pm
Isn't the alarm triggered by a non-zero rain rate? Your max rain rate for the 17th was zero. So I wouldn't think the alarm would have been triggered.
Non zero rain rate OR a bucket tip
Re: No Is Raining alarm and LastRainTip not updating
Posted: Wed 20 Jul 2022 7:39 pm
by freddie
Yes, but if the tips are well spaced you won't get a rain rate - which is what triggers the alarm.
Re: No Is Raining alarm and LastRainTip not updating
Posted: Wed 20 Jul 2022 7:40 pm
by freddie
Ah okay, thanks Mark - I had it wrong
Re: No Is Raining alarm and LastRainTip not updating
Posted: Fri 22 Jul 2022 4:42 pm
by rogerthn
Something strange do happens when it's raining.
Normal running from 2022-07-20 17:45:44.519 until it starts to rain
2022-07-20 17:45:44.519 Normal running
2022-07-22 18:27:44.064 2022-07-22 18:27:44 Connected to station
Enclosing ServiceConsoleLog and zipped MX-diag
The first? error
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2022-07-22 18:29:43.531 Reading live data
2022-07-22 18:29:43.635 DoCommand(CMD_GW1000_LIVEDATA): Valid response
2022-07-22 18:29:43.635 Received: FF-FF-27-00-40-01-01-0E-06-32-08-27-4F-09-27-8A-02-00-AE-07-5C-0A-00-D7-0B-00-0D-0C-00-0D-15-00-00-2A-30-16-00-00-17-00-19-00-4A-0E-00-06-10-00-01-11-00-0E-12-00-00-01-CA-13-00-00-0C-EB-0D-00-01-44
2022-07-22 18:29:43.636 LiveData: Wind Decode >> Last=1.3, LastDir=215, Gust=1.3, (MXAvg=0.9)
2022-07-22 18:29:43.637 GetLiveData: Error - Value cannot be null.
Re: No Is Raining alarm and LastRainTip not updating
Posted: Fri 22 Jul 2022 4:52 pm
by rogerthn
Disabled Is Raining trigger: seems to fix the issue.
Re: No Is Raining alarm and LastRainTip not updating
Posted: Sat 23 Jul 2022 8:10 am
by mcrossley
Thanks for the log, I have extracted the data from your station from it and replayed into my test install and I cannot reproduce this error. I think it must be some setting you have in your config that I do not.
Could you make a copy of your Cumulus,ini and put dummy values in for any passwords etc that are private and then PM it to me?
Re: No Is Raining alarm and LastRainTip not updating
Posted: Sat 23 Jul 2022 11:38 am
by rogerthn
Thanks!
PM sent
Re: No Is Raining alarm and LastRainTip not updating
Posted: Sun 24 Jul 2022 3:10 pm
by mcrossley
OK, found the problem. The Is Raining alarm is not setting a default email message. So if you have email alerting enabled it crashes.
Re: No Is Raining alarm and LastRainTip not updating
Posted: Sun 24 Jul 2022 5:59 pm
by rogerthn
OK
I'll disable email alerting and try when we have the next rain.
Could be some mm tomorrow